Bivalves as a Way to Improve Water Quality
The areas are kept safe from predators by nets, but these nets do not stop the bivalves from spawning.
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Bleak Future for Rare Chimps
Chimpanzees are under threat from many human activities there are only around 6,000 individuals of the Nigerian-Cameroon chimpanzee subspecies are left in the wild.
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Coral Reefs Devastated by Loss of Predators and Climate Change
Scientists are warning that coral reefs in the Aleutian Islands' kelp forests are on the verge of collapse. This is due to climate change exacerbating the impact of sea urchins, and the loss of the urchins' natural predator, the sea otter.
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Trees Moving Up... Towards Extinction
In response to climate change, tropical trees are migrating upslope. However, research has found that their movement is not fast enough to avoid a loss of biodiversity and even extinction.
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The Tay Beavers
The majority of the population have been born in the wild and, as beavers can travel great distances by water, are now widespread throughout the River Tay catchment area.
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Not Guilty: Dingoes Did Not Cause Mass Extinction
Dingoes may now finally have been cleared of the charge of causing mass extermination of two of Australia’s most iconic, and once widespread, species.
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